Gian Villante vs Sam Alvey

Sam Alvey's 2-fight experience advantage (15 vs 13 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Sam Alvey for the expected result. Had Gian Villante pulled off the upset, his experience disadvantage would have delivered a modest upset bonus.

This was not a title fight, so both fighters received standard ELO adjustments. However, since ELO is a relative system, victories over former champions can have an indirect impact, and Title Fight ELO can differ from Basic ELO.

The controversial Decision - Split reflected a closely contested battle, with Sam Alvey receiving reduced bonuses due to the lack of clear domination.

Sam Alvey controlled the striking exchanges, including 1 devastating knockdown. Sam Alvey capitalized on this striking dominance.

Minimal ground action with brief exchanges. The low volume resulted in modest ground adjustments.

Sam Alvey demonstrated solid activity levels with 97 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Sam Alvey capitalized on this activity level, while Gian Villante's 132-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Sam Alvey extended his 2-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Gian Villante is back at 0 with this loss.

This category provides the foundation ELO scoring without bonuses, except for exceptional multiple division champions.